Episode 40 offers our listeners an opportunity to plan their summer. Lots going on in a county where, just a few years ago, a large portion of our residents were "snow-birds," flying off to the north in April and returning to our fair county in the late fall (generally right after election day). Now, more of our residents are "year-rounders," opting for a vacation for a few weeks in Europe or up north, but remaining here through the summer. Lots to do and our guests, Amy DeNorscio from the city of Boca Raton and Alison Miucio from the Greater Boca Raton Chamber join me to discuss the many exciting events planned for this first "post-pandemic" summer. Take out your calendar and make note of these great events.

Episode 39 offers our listeners a real treat as we sit down for a discussion with Arlene Herson. Arlene has had a remarkable career interviewing celebrities on television and on radio. Sammy Davis Jr., Liberace, Phyllis Diller, Walter Cronkite and even NYC Mayor Koch have been among the guests interviewed. Arlene provides snippets of her past conversations with these well known celebrities and newsmakers. Listen to this fun conversation and then you'll probably want to watch a few of her past interviews, available on YouTube!

Episode 38 offers an opportunity to understand how we are keeping the memory of the Holocaust alive (especially for our students) while honoring the many survivors who have made South Florida their home. Our guests today are Keith Myers, president and CEO at MorseLife Health System, a senior living facility in Palm Beach County. He is joined by Randi Posner, past president of Next Generations, a South Flroida based not for profit founded by the children and grandchildren of Holocaust survivors. She is now focused on educational outreach and programming for Holocaust Living Learning Experience, presented by MorseLife NEXT GENERATIONS. Prior to coming to Palm Beach County, Posner taught Holocaust studies at a middle school in Blackwood New Jersey for 25 years. With the rise of anti-semitism, it is important to ensure the lessons of the Holocaust are not allowed to be forgotten.

Episode 36 returns to talk economic development. After all, unless you are independently wealthy (something I am afraid I cannot claim) there's probably a need to earn a living!

Today's episode foucuses on the World Trade Center Palm Beach. The license for the WTCPB is the property of Boca Raton resident, Al Zucaro. Al, who served as a City Commissioner in West Palm Beach from 1995 to 2002 has been a member of the Economic Council of Palm Beach County, the Business Development Board, the Film and Television Commission and the Touris Development Council. His focus today is on building international ties for Florida commerce. He recently returned from a trade mission to the Kingdom of Bahrain. Since the signing of the Abraham Accords by former President Donald Trump, trade with the middle east has become very attractive.

Listen to this informative converstion about the growth of international commerce in South Florida!

Episode 35 circles back back to the roots of our county. We touched upon this previously when we had as our guest, Mary Csar, Executive Director of the Boca Raton Hostorical Museum. Today we welcome back Pastor Bill Mitchell for the third time to our podcast. This time, however, the spotlight is on his father, Bill Sr, and his grandparents, James Cleveland and Floy Mitchell. The Mitchells settled in Boca Raton in 1923. James, or JC as he was known, became successful in real estate during the land boom and became Mayor of of "Boca Ratone," serving from 1939-1949 (Floy took a turn as a member of the City Council). As Bill tells it, Boca in the 60's was a "clean tiwn, but you had to go elsehwere to do anything." Listen as father and son speak about the development of this piece of paradise. It's a great story and worth a listen.

Episode 34 continues our discussions with Florida's Constitutional Officers. We have the privilege of sitting down with Palm Beach County Sheriff Ric Bradshaw. The Sheriff is a career law enforcement professional responsible for leading the largest law enforcement agency in Palm Beach County. Bradshaw rose through the ranks of the West Palm Beach Police Department and in 996 was appointed Chief of Police. In 2005, he was sworn in as the 16th sheriff to serve as the county's chief law enforcement officer. The Sheriff's office is composed of over 4,300 employees and approximately 5,000 volunteers. Safety is the number one factor people will focus on when selecting a place to live, work, learn and play. The Sheriff prides himself on his close working relationship with the Board of County Commissioners and the 39 municipalities in Palm Beach County. Listen to a law enforcement professional speak about the task of keeping 1.5 million county residents (including a former President of the United States), and millions of visitors to our county, safe.

Episode 33 continues our discussion on transporation. This is such a complex subject we're devoting two episodes to a deep dive into how transportation is impacting residents of our county and the opportunities before us to make it easier to move from place to place without a private passenger vehicle. Our guest for this episode is Valerie Neilsen, Interim Executive Director for the Palm Beach Transportation Planning Agency (TPA). Last week we discussed Brightline, the first privately owned and operated intercity passenger rail system in over 100 years. This week Valerie continues tp explain how the TPA has focused on mobility and public transportation as more and more residents are migrating to our state from the northeast. Transportation (along with an educated workforce and affordable workforce housing) are the three factors most important to corporations seeking to relocate. Listen to the plans for the future transportation needs of Palm Beach County.

Episode 31 kicks off a two-part look into the subject of transportation. This is such a complex subject we're devoting two episodes to a deep dive into how transportation is impacting residents of our county and the opportunities before us to make it easier to move from place to place without a private passenger vehicle. Our guests for this episode are Patrick Goddard, President of Brightline Trains and Valerie Neilsen, Interim Executive Director for the Palm Beach Transportation Planning Agency (TPA). Brightline is the first privately owned and operated intercity passenger rail system in over 100 years. Patrick is responsible for the company's development and construction and bringing this innovative system to market. Valerie will explain how the TPA has focused on mobility and public transportation as more and more residents are migrating to our state from the northeast. Transportation (along with an educated workforce and affordable workforce housing) are the three factors most important to corporations seeking to relocate. Listen to the plans for the future transportation needs of Palm Beach County!